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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the great performances of Scheherazade. Rimsky-korsakov's fairy-tale suite has been recorded many times but it requires a combination of factors to fulfil its potential. Here the Russian conductor Kondrashin brings fire and energy, while the Concergebouw orchestra bring refinement and detail. The recording balance is ideal, warm but with clarity. The percussion is audiable but never overdone.
Kondrashin's view is expansive and generous, the Young Prince And Princess (third movement) subtle and sensual, the opening movement with Sindbad, swifter, with irresistable (and appropriate) waves of excitement.
This is a performance I play often, and it is wonderful to have the original sleeve reinstated (with an illustration by Kay Nielson, the famous Danish book illustrator who contributed designs to the original Fantasia).
Kondrashin's view is expansive and generous, the Young Prince And Princess (third movement) subtle and sensual, the opening movement with Sindbad, swifter, with irresistable (and appropriate) waves of excitement.
This is a performance I play often, and it is wonderful to have the original sleeve reinstated (with an illustration by Kay Nielson, the famous Danish book illustrator who contributed designs to the original Fantasia).
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After hearing so many mediocre performances and downright bad renditions of this beautiful piece I didn't listen to this CD for 2 days after it arrived (hated to be disappointed again).
But I'm absolutely delighted that finally I can enjoy Scheherazade.
This is the best I've heard and I think likely to.
Perfection in tempo, unison, technical skills and the conductor's direction bring out all the images the composer has woven into it - what a stunning performance!
I bought this CD on the strength of the previous reviews and I'm grateful to the reviewers who took the time to comment.
Unparalleled.
But I'm absolutely delighted that finally I can enjoy Scheherazade.
This is the best I've heard and I think likely to.
Perfection in tempo, unison, technical skills and the conductor's direction bring out all the images the composer has woven into it - what a stunning performance!
I bought this CD on the strength of the previous reviews and I'm grateful to the reviewers who took the time to comment.
Unparalleled.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one piece of Music which must be in your collection. Perhaps I am biased as I have all 16 volumes of the 1001 night tales, translated directly from the Arabic. Korsakov excels himself in this music and one can follow the stories in the music. The very last cords still bring tears to eyes and I am 65 and no longer prone to superflous emotions. If you have ever read the original Arabic translations you know that the books hold countless hours of pleasure in store for you. Reading them, while the music plays softly in the background is one of life's joys, of which at my age there aren't too many any more. Buy it, listen to it and be transported to a different world, a world where all is still possible.
AlbertRimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
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Plus a 'live recording' of Borodin's symphony No.2
I suppose I mustn't have quite read all reviews properly first - when this arrived today I was completely surprised to find the 'symphony No. Read more
Published 5 months ago by W. Moose
definitive
There are many wonderful performances of Scheherazade - Beecham's and Reiner's come instantly to mind - but somehow it is this account by Kondrashin that I think of as definitive. Read more
Published 12 months ago by enthusiast
Fabulous, romantic, rivetting!
I think this is the most superb rendering of "Scheherazade" ever recorded. I had it for years on cassette and am thrilled to find it on CD at last. Read more
Published 13 months ago by K. Harvey
One of the many best
This wonderful piece has fared well on disc, probably because it's so well written. It taxes the skills of almost everyone, with many exposed solos in its amazing orchestration and... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bonsai Intellect
Superb
One of my favourite pieces of classical music perfomed by the best orchestra in the world. It`s magical.
Published on 3 April 2010 by A. Koutoula
A guarantee of quality
This version of Scheherazade was recommended to me by a friend, I only wish that I had known of it long before!! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Rjparish
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